Episode 182: Evolfo

Episode 182 of Look At My Records! features an interview with Rafferty Swink of Evolfo. The band just released their long-awaited second album, Site out of Mind, on Royal Potato Family. It’s an epic 12 song collection of colorful, noodly psych-rock gems that touches on themes of spirituality and the afterlife, and was partially inspired by science-fiction concepts and one group psychedelic drug trip. This album saw Swink assume a larger role in producing the record and unlike their last record, Last of the Acid Cowboys, most of the tracking occurred in a more intimate setting, guitarist Matt Gibb’s Ditmas Park home studio. During our interview, Swink and I chatted about the band’s decade-plus history, including their shifting sonic influences and move from Boston to New York, the thematic connections between Last of the Acid Cowboys and Site out of Mind, his mindset when creating the trippy video for their song “Let Go,” and more. Plus, Swink picked some awesome records from my record collection and dropped some knowledge on John Coltrane, The Wailers, and more. You can follow along with his picks via the official playlist for Episode 182. Site out of Mind is out now via Royal Potato Family. You can purchase a copy on vinyl via Bandcamp. The record is also available on all streaming platforms. Keep up with the band by following them on Instagram and liking them on Facebook. Don’t miss the official Site out of Mind release party at TV Eye in Ridgewood, Queens on July 24th! Tickets are available now via Eventbrite!

Om Podcasten

Look At My Records! is a bi-weekly podcast where host Tom Gallo asks bands and artists to curate playlists using records straight from his expansive personal collection. What typically results is an in-depth conversation that unveils influences, past experiences, plenty of nostalgia, and even the occasional mutual fawning. You can also catch the occasional live-in-studio performance and hear specially recorded performances from “The McKenzie Tapes” vault, which contains a plethora of live performances at various NYC venues over the course of the last 40 years.